Kendrick Lamar will perform at Bellahouston Park on August 29 as part of this year’s Glasgow Summer Sessions , with further acts to be announced in due course. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on February 16 priced £59.50 plus fees.

Garbage have added additional dates to their ‘Version 2.0’ anniversary tour, with new stops confirmed in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and Newcastle prior to their previously announced two night stand at the O2 Academy Brixton on September 14 and 15. Tickets are on sale at 9am on February 16, priced £32.50/£38.50 plus fees.

The singer-songwriter has announced his new single, Wild Love, plus details of a London show at Electric Brixton on March 15 and a date as part of Cork’s Live at the Marquee series on June 27. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on February 16, priced £27.50 plus fees.

The former Fifth Harmony member will call at the O2 Academy Glasgow, O2 Academy Birmingham and O2 Academy Brixton in London on June 5, 6 and 12 respectively. Tickets go on sale at 9am on February 16, priced £29.50/£32.50 plus fees.

The legendary singer-songwriter will be joined by Bonnie Raitt for dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds during July, coinciding with Taylor and Raitt’s opening for Paul Simon as part of his farewell tour, with stops planned at London’s Hyde Park and the 3Arena in Dublin. Tickets for Taylor’s headline shows go on sale at 9am on February 16.

The American singer will bring his Time, Love & Tenderness Greatest Hits tour to venues between October 13 and November 4, including stops in Birmingham, Glasgow, Blackpool, Newcastle, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and London, where he’ll perform at the Royal Albert Hall. Tickets go on sale at 10am on February 16, priced from £25.00 plus booking fees.

In addition to his previously confirmed British Summer Time Hyde Park show in London, Paul Simon will perform at Manchester Arena on July 10, Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena the following day and Dublin’s RDS Arena on July 13 as part of his Homeward Bound Farewell tour. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on February 9.

The band, which features Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, will play arena shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London in June. Tickets are on sale at 9am on February 9, while the Darkness and the Damned have been confirmed as openers.

Having already announced a show at the O2 Arena on July 2, Queen and Adam Lambert will now play the SSE Arena Wembley on July 1 due to demand. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on February 9, priced from £69.00 plus fees.

G-Eazy will bring his The Beautiful & Damned tour to Glasgow, Manchester, London Birmingham and Dublin towards the end of May and into June. Stefflon Don and newcomer Yung Pinch are confirmed as special guests, with tickets on general sale at 9am on February 9.

The irish rock giants have added extra shows to their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour, including new shows at Dublin’s 3Arena on November 9 and 10, a stop at the SSE Arena Belfast on October 27, plus second dates at Manchester Arena on October 20 and the O2 Arena in London on October 24. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on February 2.

The Gaslight Anthem will celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘The ’59 Sound’ with shows at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo in London, Dublin’s Vicar Street, Glasgow’s Barrowland and the O2 Apollo in Manchester between July 20 and 25, following up their previously confirmed comeback show at New York’s Governors Ball in June. Tickets go on sale at 10am on February 2.

In addition to her spring arena dates, the vocalist will bring her The Architect tour to open air venues in June, July and August, including an appearance in London as part of the Hampton Court Palace festival line up plus a handful of Forest Live dates and racecourse shows as part of the Jockey Club Live series. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on February 2. Click here for pre-sale tickets.

The pop icon will head to stadiums and outdoor venues in Northampton, Perth, London, Lincoln, Shrewsbury, Leigh, Carlisle, Scarborough, Chesterfield, Hove and Holkham between June 1 and 24. Tickets go on sale at 10am on February 2.

Paul Simon will headline the closing night at British Summer Time Hyde Park, topping the bill in London on July 15, with special guests James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt also confirmed to perform. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on February 2, priced £69.95 plus booking fees.

U2 will bring the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour to Manchester Arena on October 19 and the O2 Arena in London on October 23 as part of a wider European tour. The tour follows up the band’s 14th studio album, ‘Songs of Experience’, which arrived late last year. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on January 26, prices start at £35.00 plus booking fees.

The British rock legends will perform 1987’s ‘Hysteria’ in its entirety, plus other hits, at 11 arena shows, including a return to Sheffield Arena for a homecoming date, and their first ever show at the O2 arena in London. The tour also features stops in Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Nottingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Tickets go on sale at 9am on January 26, priced £37.50 plus fees.

Lenny Kravitz will bring his Raise Vibration Tour to the O2 Apollo Manchester on June 19, Birmingham Arena the following day and the SSE Arena Wembley in London on June 22. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on January 26, priced £42.50/£47.50 plus fees.

Madness have announced four Stately Madness UK shows in July, playing Englefield House in Reading, Thetford’s Euston Park, Ragley Hall in Alcester and Alnwick Castle. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on January 26, priced £37.50 plus fees. Click here for pre-sale tickets.

The White Stripes frontman, who is set to release ‘Boarding House Reach’ on March 23, will head to the UK for two London shows at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on June 27 and 28. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on January 26, priced £36.50 plus fees.

Jeff Lynne’s ELO have added extra shows to their autumn arena tour, including a second date at Manchester Arena on October 6, a third Birmingham show on October 13 and third London date at the O2 Arena on October 20. Tickets for the new shows go on sale at 9am on January 19, priced £50.00 plus booking fees (Photo: Carsten Windhorst).

The Talking Heads co-founder will bring his American Utopia Tour to Oxford, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester before wrapping up the UK run at the Eventim Apollo in London on June 19. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on January 19, priced £33.50/£35.00/£45.00 plus fees.

Sparks, who put out ‘Hippopotmus’ in September, will return to the UK this for shows at the O2 ABC in Glasgow, O2 Academy Leeds and the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on May 22, 23 and 24 respectively. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on January 19, priced £27.50/£29.50 plus fees.

The legendary singer-songwriter will perform Simon & Garfunkel songs and solo hits as well as share stories from his new autobiography at the Royal Albert Hall on May 31. Tickets go on sale at 9am on January 19.

Editors will precede the release of their new album, ‘Violence’, with intimate shows in Birmingham, Manchester and London. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on January 19, priced £27.50/£29.50 plus fees.

The Alter Bridge frontman will accompany the release of his debut solo abum, ‘Year Of The Tiger’, with shows in Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol and London, where he’ll play the Islington Assembly Hall, during March. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on January 19, priced £27.00/£28.50 plus fees.

The Cure will celebrate their 40th anniversary by headlining British Summer Time at Hyde Park in London on July 7, in what will be their only European show of the year. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on December 15, with Interpol, Goldfrapp, Editors, Ride, Slowdive and the Twilight Sad set to provide support.

The Manchester band will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut LP, ‘St. Jude’, with a huge hometown show at Manchester Arena on April 7, following a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on March 23 as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on December 15.

Kasabian will perform at Thetford Forest, near Brandon, Suffolk, on June 10, as part of the Forest Live series, following a show at the Royal Albert Hall in London on March 23 as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 15.

Bastille will take ReOrchestrated on the road in 2018, calling in Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Sheffield and London, where they will play the Royal Albert Hall. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 15.

Catfish and the Bottlemen have announced outdoor summer shows at Spillers Wharf in Newcastle on May 25 as part of This Is Tomorrow, before heading to Cardiff Castle on July 29. Tickets are on sale at 10am on December 15.

Jack Johnson, who put out ‘All The Live Above It Too’ earlier this year, will play the Eventim Apollo in London on July 6, following his appearance in Cornwall for the Eden Sessions. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 15.

The grunge legends will return to the UK next summer for two nights at the O2 Arena in London on June 18 and 19 as part of a wider European tour. The shows will be their only UK appearances of the year. Tickets go on general sale at 11am on December 8.

Taylor Swift has added a second show at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on June 9, Croke Park in Dublin on June 16 and Wembley Stadium in London on June 23 to her Reputation tour due to demand. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 8.

The Canadian rockers will be joined by special guests Seether at arena shows in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and London, where they’ll hit the O2 Arena on May 11. Tickets go on sale at 10am on December 8.

The Las Vegas band, who released ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ back in September, will head over for summer shows at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on June 23 and the Macron Stadium in Bolton on July 13, alongside UK and European festival sets.

The band have been confirmed as headliners of next year’s Isle Of Wight Festival and TRNSMT in Glasgow, where they’ll top the bill on July 8, with synth-pop trio Chvrches and Franz Ferdinand also set to perform. Tickets for all dates go on sale beginning 9am on December 8.

Shed Seven, Levellers, Rag’n’Bone Man and Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott are among the acts announced for Manchester’s Sounds Of The City series next summer. Also set to head to Castlefield Bowl are Haçienda Classical, New Model Army, Elvis Costello, Reverend and the Makers, the Twang and Stereo MCs. Tickets go on sale at 10am on December 8.

TV stars Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio will return to UK arenas in 2018 for a farewell tour, with April dates confirmed in Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchster, Cardiff and London. Tickets are on sale at 9am on December 8.

Taylor Swift will bring her Reputation tour to Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, Dublin’s Croke Park and Wembley Stadium in London on June 8, 15 and 22 respectively. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on December 1.

The Script, who released ‘Freedom Child’ earlier this year, will perform at Thetford Forest on June 7 and Westonbirt Arboretum a week later, following up their February UK and Ireland arena tour. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 1, priced £42.50 plus booking fee.

Stereophonics and Liam Gallagher are the first two headliners announced for next year’s TRNSMT series at Glasgow Greeen, with the Welsh rockers topping the bill on June 29, followed by the former Oasis frontman on June 30. The Script, James Bay and Jessie J Courteeners, Wolf Alice and J Hus are also confirmed to perform across the two days.

TRNSMT will take over Glasgow Green over two weekends, between June 29 to July 1 and July 6 to 8, with tickets on sale at 9am on December 1. Further acts will be announced in due course.

Queens of the Stone Age will headline Finsbury Park in London on June 30, with Iggy Pop, Run The Jewels, the Hives, Deap Vally, Black Honey and Skinny Girl Diet also set to perform. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 1, priced from £52.50 plus fees.

The indie quartet will tackle shows in Bristol, Bournemouth, Cambridge, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Glasgow and Sheffield prior to their previously confirmed stop at the Alexandra Palace in London on April 14. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 1.

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will bring down the curtain with seven arena shows in autumn 2018, including stops in Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingha, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Manchester and London, where they’ll perform at the O2 Arena on December 2. Tickets go on sale at 9am on December 1, with prices starting at £45.00 plus booking fee.

The British metal legends will bring their Legacy of the Beast tour to arenas and festivals across the UK and Europe, including stops in Newcastle, Belfast, Aberdeen, Manchester, Birmingham and London, where they’ll return to the O2 Arena on August 10. Tickets go on sale at 9am on November 24, with Killswitch Engage set to provide support on select dates.

The former Oasis frontman will play a huge hometown show at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester on August 18 with tickets on sale at 9am on November 24. Gallagher will also headline Glasgow’s TRNSMT festival on Saturday June 30 with Courteeners, Wolf Alice and J Hus also set to appear on the bill.

The Welsh trio will release their 13th LP, ‘Resistance is Futile’, on April 6 through Columbia, followed by shows in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Llandudno, Leeds, London and Cardiff. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on November 24, with the Coral set to open.

Fall Out Boy will bring The M A N I A Tour to the UK and Europe next spring, with arena shows confirmed in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and London, where they’ll play The O2, during March. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on November 24.

The Scottish comedian will bring his Brand New Tour to theatres and arenas, starting towards the end of August. It currently runs to December, including 10 hometown shows at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow and five dates at the Eventim Apollo in London. Tickets are on sale at 10am on November 24. Click here for pre-sale tickets.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds – Alive On Stage will be celebrated with a nationwide arena tour in autumn 2018. The full cast is set to be announced soon, while tickets go on general sale at 9am on November 24, priced from £46.00 plus fees.

Jeff Lynne’s ELO have confirmed an autumn UK and Ireland arena tour, including stops in Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Liverpool, Dublin and Belfast, between September 30 and October 26 next year. Tickets are on sale at 9am on November 17, priced £50.00 plus fees (Photo: Carsten Windhorst).

Following their acoustic show at London’s O2 Arena in February, the ’80s group will head to Canterbury, Yeovil, Cambridge, Doncaster, Blackpool and Darlington between June 7 and 17. Tickets go on sale at 9am on November 17, priced £45.00 plus booking fees.

Plan B will accompany the release of his new record, ‘Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose’, with shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Southend, Bristol and London in April. Tickets are on sale at 9am on November 17, priced £30.00/£32.50 plus booking fees.

The indie-pop trio have announced plans to tour the UK next March in support of their new record, ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’, which arrives on February 9 through Kobalt Music Recordings. Tickets go on sale at 9am on November 17, priced £21.00/£23.00 plus fees.

Michael Bublé will perform at Dublin’s Croke Park on July 7 before headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park on July 13, his only shows in the UK and Ireland next year. Tickets for both dates go on sale at 9am on November 17.

Steps will be joined by Aqua and Blue for a series of outdoor shows next summer, including shows in Cheltenham, Darlington, Peterborough, Llanelli, Canterbury, Yeovil, Colchester, Doncaster, Dundee, Chester, Coventry, Ardingly and Limerick before closing at the Pavilion Stormont in Belfast. Tickets go on sale at 9am on November 17, priced from £39.50 plus fees.